Fall Lip & Nail Trends | October 2013

I have absolutely been loving the Fall trend of oxblood and burgundy lips with a matching mani/pedi. There are other color trends that I love but this rich color scheme is so gorgeous.

I can't lie, I would wear this all year round. I really like the deep reds, burgundies, and oxblood shades. I also like that all skin tones can pull this off. I would of course pair this with a neutral or cat eye look.

Here are a few great examples of a 'vampy' to burgundy lip with neutral or smokey eyes that I have borrowed from the interwebs:

Miranda Kerr in Revlon Black Cherry lipstick

Dita Von Teese

I really think aside from the colder weather, these would also be wonderful 'painting the town red' night out looks. The soft, tousled hair looks really pretty or Dita's retro, soft wave is perfection. The holiday season is right around the corner and I will be rocking this dark lip with neutral eye look.

I have put together a list of a few of my favorite brands and the name of the color for you!

This look shouldn't intimidate you, makeup is supposed to be fun and something to experiment with. If you're not fond of a strong lip during the day, you can simply pat on the color lightly and and then blot to remove any excess. You can also apply a gloss over it to make it more of a sheer look. To set the lipstick, you can also apply translucent powder over your lips to set the color/make it last a little longer.

Don't forget matte lipstick has great color payoff and most will leave a stain behind. You may not want to use a liner and you can apply the lipstick again, by patting on the lip color to create a stain look, rather than the full blown color.

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